Holder: No Security Threat in Petraeus Probe

By

Evan Perez

Updated Nov. 15, 2012 5:23 p.m. ET

Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday there was "no threat to national security" in the probe that inadvertently uncovered an extramarital affair involving then-Central Intelligence Agency Director David Petraeus.

Mr. Holder, speaking at a news conference to announce a settlement of criminal charges against BP in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department handled the investigation properly, rejecting criticism from some lawmakers that Congress...